Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 26, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 14, Baltimore Orioles 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 1 2 1
Candaele 2b 6 1 2 3
Thome 3b 5 2 3 2
Belle lf 5 3 4 3
  Burnitz lf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 1 1 0
Giles dh 4 2 2 2
Carreon 1b 5 2 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 3 2
Espinoza ss 4 1 1 1
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 14 20 14
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 3 1 2
Anderson cf 4 1 2 2
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 1 2 3
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 1 1
Bonilla rf 5 1 2 0
Murray dh 4 0 1 0
Surhoff 3b 5 1 2 0
Hoiles c 4 0 2 1
Devereaux lf 4 1 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Krivda p 0 0 0 0
  Shepherd p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9
Cleveland 400 610 12014202
Baltimore 202 311 0009130
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell   3.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Graves   2.1 7 5 3 1 0
  Assenmacher  W (1-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Shuey   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
7
3
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  L (11-8) 3.2 11 8 8 0 3
  Haynes   0.1 3 3 3 2 0
  Krivda   1.1 1 0 0 3 1
  Shepherd   2.2 5 3 3 0 2
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
20
14
14
5
7

  E–Thome (12), Espinoza (3).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 3.  2B–Cleveland Belle (23,off Mussina); Espinoza (4,off Mussina), Baltimore C Ripken (19,off Graves).  HR–Cleveland Thome (20,1st inning off Mussina 1 on, 1 out); Giles (3,1st inning off Mussina 1 on, 2 out); Belle (35,4th inning off Haynes 2 on, 2 out), Baltimore C Ripken (19,1st inning off Swindell 1 on, 1 out); Anderson (33,3rd inning off Swindell 0 on, 0 out); Palmeiro (26,3rd inning off Swindell 0 on, 1 out); Alomar (14,6th inning off Graves 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Espinoza (2,off Shepherd).  SF–Hoiles (5,off Graves).  HBP–Anderson (15,by Assenmacher).  SB–Giles (1,3rd base off Mussina/Hoiles); Belle (7,2nd base off Shepherd/Hoiles); Ramirez (6,2nd base off Shepherd/Hoiles); Alomar (12,2nd base off Swindell/Alomar); Devereaux (9,2nd base off Swindell/Alomar).  WP–Shuey (2).  HBP–Assenmacher (2,Anderson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:43.  A–46,751.
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